[1946 King Midget chassis kit- NOS- Never Built.]

I expect that this project has been scent marked!

[Delco Remy Distributor ID ?]

A couple of places to check on distributor caps are Special Interest autos in Texas 972-722-4079 and Tom Van Meeteren in Nebraska 402-359-5762.

[1930 Chrysler 66 shocks]

You can get strap material from Restoration Supply in Escondito CA.  Apple Hydraulics can rebuild your shocks.

[Marmon Big Eight 1932 engine colour]

For big eights call Bill Jaquiery 203-671-5601.   For 78s call Tim White 716-434-1778.  These two fellows are the technical advisors for the Marmon club.

[1923 Chevy supreme backfires and spits.]

It is probably trying to tell you that it is running too lean.  Are you running gas with  alcohol?  A fix may be nothing more than to start using alcohol free gas.  How did you fix the cooling issue?

[Period images to relieve some of the stress]

Isn't that the one where they are going to Wallyworld?

[Automotive Learning Resources?]

Go find yourself a couple of  old Dykes repair manuals.  These can be good as each year usually goes back and covers cars from the previous seven to ten years or so.  If you got two of them from different years say about 1930 and 1922 they could pretty much cover what you would be looking for.  Just disregard all the instructions about using gasoline to clean everything with.  Good way to start a fire.

[1923 Chevy overheating.]

make sure that your timing is not retarded.  Even though you say you have clear water coming out of the engine you may still have some passages plugged up.

[Stewart Warner Vacuum Tank - Application & Catalog Question.]

Ron,

Is there any particular reason you are using two cork gaskets?  Is the pot metal top a little warped?

[Stewart Warner Vacuum Tank - Application & Catalog Question.]

Ed, sorry I don't have a picture of my 16 olds tank but it it is the same kind of tank that  Mr. Cole has posted about and seems to be a very common type on lots of cars.  I do have a couple of early twenties tanks if you would like any pictures.  Every time I stop by Olson"s Gaskets at Hershey They offer up a "free" cork gasket for the top of the tank and that type goes on most of the SW tanks.

[Period images to relieve some of the stress]

Ed,

Autocrats also had the same type of double running board that the limited had.  I don't know if this was true all through production but the autocrat that is here in Georgia (a touring car) had them.

[The phone rang... and then the next car adventure starts]

Plenty of cars used Waltham clocks.  Maybe even the model you are looking for.  looks pretty similar to my Marmon clock from ten years later.  Love the car you took to Amelia Island!

[Horseless Carriage Identification]

Looks to be a fairly large car but with not overly large brakes.  It looks like it has a possible overdrive on the front end of the chunk or are those pieces just set in front of the chunk.

[Period images to relieve some of the stress]

Dave G.,

You have the best photos around!

[East Coast Fuel Crisis!]

Everyone panics and goes to buy gas.  This is what really causes the shortage.  So many people think that we have a constitutional right to gas (and it should be cheap!).  There are rumors that the pipeline co. paid up. This will really cause this thing to snowball and it will become much more common.  Isn't the shutdown kind of like canceling a pipeline?  I am not going to get in line for gas.  If I have to do that, I just won't drive.

[How Do I Keep Mice Out of My Glove Box?!?]

I think you should just put a cat in the glove box.

[The phone rang... and then the next car adventure starts]

Ed,

What Pierce Arrow are you comparing the White to?  To be fair you should compare to a 1917 model.

[shop manual instructions]

I realize that this is an older car but the manual for my 1915 Olds tells you how to adjust the oil flow to the engine. Adjust it high and back off when the engine starts smoking.  Adjust the level down and if the engine starts pounding turn it up a bit.  I prefer to not get to the point where the engine is pounding and I don't mind if it smokes a little. It is a total loss oil system. 

[The phone rang... and then the next car adventure starts]

Ed,

 

The v-8 roadster is still under restoration.  The four cylinder overhead valve one is the one that is coming.

[Who has a parts car ? (or several) Just curious.]

I bought a 1916 Oakland strictly for the Northway fan blade and water pump and had it shipped from North Dakota.  The majority of the rest of the usable parts were pedaled off and then I donated the bones to our local Old Car city which was a functioning junk yard until about 1980.  They now just exhibit  the junk.  I just about broke even but did a lot of free labor and it was fun.  What we will do to obtain unobtainable parts

[The Savoy Automobile Museum]

The Savoyautomobile Museum in Cartersville GA is scheduled to open sometime this fall.  They are just finishing up a brand new building for it.  I work at another museum (The museum company has two other museums) here and have been a little skeptical about the wisdom of building a new car museum.  I hope it will fly but I don't think I would invest my money in it.  Wish them well.  If anyone is interested I could post a picture of the facility.

 

Nickelroadster

[New Keys]

I think you need to check around and see if the other cars are there.

[Early automobile discovered today needs identifying!]

I suspect it needs a front end alignment.

[Who's car has one of these? Parking Aid]

Supposedly Harry Stutz was able to powerslide a car into a parking place and didn't need a fith wheel to do it .  That would save a lot of expense and just needs a little pracctice.

[Leaving the old car hobby, selling everything, fare thee well]

I hope this is an order that makes their own beer.  That would make it tolerable.